Scientists have developed video games using AI technology to diagnose, monitor and treat depression.
The platform, called Thymia, aims to make depression and other mental health conditions as measurable as physical ailments.
Dr Emilia Molimpakis, CEO and co-founder of Thymia, told Sky News: “Right now the existing system is flawed in many ways, GPs don’t have time, the existing systems they have are subjective questionnaires that are incredibly biased and there’s no follow-up between appointments.
Software analyses the patient’s voice, eye gaze and micro-expressions along behavioural measures
“Thymia is the first system that offers objectivity and uses several types of data in order to create a really accurate and robust model of depression.”
The programme asks patients to play simple video games, with a neuropsychological underpinning, ultimately designed to measure depressive cues.
While playing the games, the software analyses the patient’s voice, eye gaze and micro-expressions as well as…
